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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
all
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
also
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From this reading And it turned out an hour later that the same fear lay upon the Professor also.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And it turned out an hour later that the same fear lay upon the Professor also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
any
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arrived
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
baffled
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
basely
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From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
combined
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
denominations
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
deposit
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
earnestly
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From this reading "No more would I," he said earnestly.
explanations
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exultant
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fear
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feared
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five-dollar
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
forces
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
grounds
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From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No more would I," he said earnestly.
heated
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
hotel
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From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
hour
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No more would I," he said earnestly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it turned out an hour later that the same fear lay upon the Professor also.
kept
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From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
Lakewood
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From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
later
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From this reading And it turned out an hour later that the same fear lay upon the Professor also.
lay
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From this reading And it turned out an hour later that the same fear lay upon the Professor also.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
more
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From this reading "No more would I," he said earnestly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
nice
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From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No more would I," he said earnestly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
out
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From this reading And it turned out an hour later that the same fear lay upon the Professor also.
Professor
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From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
recovered
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From this reading He arrived heated but exultant, having baffled the combined forces of all the denominations and recovered the five-dollar deposit.
regulations
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From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
ReturnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
said
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From this reading "No more would I," he said earnestly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it turned out an hour later that the same fear lay upon the Professor also.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
steamer
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From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I feared that I should be kept in those terrible grounds for the rest of my life.
ticket
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From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
turned
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From this reading And it turned out an hour later that the same fear lay upon the Professor also.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And it turned out an hour later that the same fear lay upon the Professor also.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Returned the Professor in a steamer, and him I basely left to make explanations about that ticket, while I returned to Lakewood--the nice hotel without any regulations.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No more would I," he said earnestly.
